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Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same

US6245665A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 9, 1999
Grant dateJun 12, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2221/1036
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device equipped with the dual damascene structure that is provided, which suppresses the propagation delay of signals effectively without using any complicated processes. The device is comprised of (i) a semiconductor substrate having a lower wiring layer and electronic elements; (ii) a first interlayer dielectric layer formed on the substrate; (iii) a second interlayer dielectric layer formed on the first interlayer dielectric layer, the second interlayer dielectric layer being made of carbon-containing SiO.sub.2 ; (iv) a third interlayer dielectric layer formed on the second interlayer dielectric layer; (v) a fourth interlayer dielectric layer formed on the third interlayer dielectric layer, the fourth interlayer dielectric layer being made of carbon-containing SiO.sub.2 ; (vi) the first and second interlayer dielectric layers having a via hole penetrating therethrough; (vii) the third interlayer dielectric layer having a recess overlapping with the via hole, the recess being formed to communicate with the via hole; (viii) a metal plug formed in the via hole to be contacted with the lower wiring layer or the electronic elements in the substrate; (ix) a metal wirin…

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